- Build and maintain a broad network of introducers to support deal flow.
- Proactively develop new opportunities and promote the fund to target audiences.
- Keep up to date with regional business trends and opportunities.
- Identify and assess new SME loan investment opportunities to meet individual and team targets.
- Conduct due diligence with input from all relevant stakeholders.
- Structure and negotiate deals tailored to each business’s needs.
- Manage the full transaction process, including legal, financial, and operational due diligence.
- Provide post-investment support, including ongoing performance monitoring and strategic guidance.
- Collaborate with portfolio and wider investment teams for complex transactions.
- Ensure compliance with internal standards, service levels, and regulatory requirements.
- Prepare reports and present recommendations to the Investment Committee.
- Support the Fund Principal in all aspects of fund delivery and promotion.
- Proven experience in investment management with strong analytical and credit risk skills.
- Commercially savvy, with the ability to assess and support a diverse range of SMEs.
- Ideally, an existing network in the Midlands region.
- Comfortable working at Executive level with potential and current investee companies.
- A team player with great interpersonal and communication skills.
- Self-motivated, organised, and capable of managing multiple priorities.
- Willingness to travel within the UK to meet clients and visit other offices.
- Full UK driving licence and the right to work in the UK.